concert goods queue?

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

Hi guys, I just have a tiny question.

My last day in Japan is going to be on the 21st and I won't be able to go to the concert. I still want to be able to get some con goods before my flight but I have no idea when the goods start selling. I hope someone can help me with this!

Thank you in advance :D

(I'm not sure how to tag this, sorry)

Comments

[penquinaim.livejournal.com]

from my experience

JE will sell concert's goods one day before the show start.
So you can buy concert's goods on August 20. ^_^


ps.queued at the parking area

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

oh i had no idea about that! I might not be in Tokyo on the 20th so do you have any idea what time goods start selling? Like do the booths open up at 8am or some other time?

[penquinaim.livejournal.com]

last year,
I went to line up at 8AM.(booths open at 10AM.)
around 12AM I stand in front 1st booth (Pamphlet,Bag,Mobilestrap)
and finish bought all goods at 2PM. OTL

If you have limited time.That hard to get some goods.

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

Oh my it took you 2 hours to get everything?! So the different booths sell different items?
urghh my flight is at 6pm so it may be cutting it a bit close.

[queenrociel.livejournal.com]

http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/arashi/consta/consta.html

you can check the timings when it gets closer to the concert date on their webpage! =)

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[zomboid.livejournal.com]

The booths open at around 10AM. If your flight is early, I wouldn't recommend lining up at all unless you're willing the take the first train to line up because from my experience, it took more than 3hrs last year. I have no idea how long it'd take this year though, as it isn't their 10th anniversary but I can't imagine that it'd take less than 2 minimum.

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

Yes I was planning on going about 2 hours in advance, I just didn't know when the booths would open... But now that I know, I finally know what time to arrive there. Thank you very much :)

[zomboid.livejournal.com]

The 2hr wait is just the first line. There are other lines once you enter the goods section. So... I would highly recommend that you give yourself 5hrs minimum for the shopping since you have to consider the transportation time to Narita as well and check in all that jazz.

[jliann.livejournal.com]

Same as what everyone said above.

Also, the 2-hour wait is ONLY when you get into line an hour BEFORE the booths even open.

I would advise getting into line (or at least showing up at the venue) at least 2 hours prior to the booths opening, if you wait to cut the wait time shorter than that.

I'm not sure about Arashi, but I've been to a different Johnny's concert before, and if you show up 10-20 minutes just before the concert starts, there is usually little to no wait at the good's table. (Because everyone is lining up to get inside the venue instead.)

Can anyone confirm whether this is true for Arashi?

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

I'm planning on getting to the venue at least 2 hours in advance, just wanted to know what time the booths opened so I knew when to get there. :)
And I don't think I'll be able to buy stuff right before the concert starts because my flight is at 6pm. D:

Thanks for the info!

[arashinokizuna.livejournal.com]

yup
if you go when the concert is on cos they keep the booths open, there is no wait at all (coming from 5x10 tokyo dome experience)

[eskarina77.livejournal.com]

I went to Nagoya with a friend last winter...we started queuing at noon, we arrived at the 1st booth around 6pm...So if you really want goods, maybe you should consider starting early ^^

Opening hours were different for each day, I don't remember what time it opened

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

Kokuritsu wasn't terrible last year. I actually got in line around 1:30pmish and was out of there by 3pm.

[chibi-hime.livejournal.com]

Last year, I went to Kokuritsu the day BEFORE the concert at 6AM. Like everyone said, the booths open at 10 but they started a little earlier. Even at that time there must have been several hundred girls in front of me.

I got to the booths in 30 minutes, but JE started a new system where you have to line up for each kind of goods you want. So that's pamphlets and penlight in one line, then uchiwas and photos, etc. etc. That took forever.

If your flight is early, I wouldn't recommend trying to get goods before going to the airport.

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

My flight is at 6pm and I'm going to be there at at least 8am. And maybe I'll just go on the 20th to be on the safe side though I'm not sure if I'll be in Tokyo on that day.
Thanks for your input!

[supahkul.livejournal.com]

can non-ticket holders buy concert goods as well?

[tomoyodesu.livejournal.com]

Yep, I'm not attending the concert but I'm still going to be buying goods. :D